An apparatus for unwinding a wire material under constant tension comprises a braking face (3) rotating together with a reel wound with a wire material, a brake band (4) contacting with the braking face (3), a brake control means connected to an end of the brake band (4) for controlling tension of the brake band (4) to control braking force, and a deformation control means (5) for restricting defo...

A centrifuge comprising a yoke element that rotates about a rotational axis and a processing chamber having an axis. The processing chamber includes a bowl element, a spool element, and a mechanism for joining the spool and bowl elements for relative movement between a mutually cooperating position for centrifugal processing and a mutually separated position for loading. A hinge attaches the proce...

An adhesive wafer (12), which is especially suitable for use as a faceplate for an ostomy appliance but may also be used as a wound dressing, has an adhesive layer (14) of hydrocolloid-containing skin barrier material and a flexible backing layer (15) extending over one surface of the adhesive layer. The opposite skin-contacting surface (14a) of the adhesive layer is embossed to provide a pattern ...

Es ist eine Steuerungsvorrichtung eines Kraftfahrzeugs offenbart, in der eine Drehmomentübertragungskraft einer zwischen einer Antriebskraftwelle und einem Antriebsrad vorgesehenen Kupplung auf der Grundlage eines vorbestimmten Zustands gesteuert wird und in der die Kraftfahrzeuggeschwindigkeit, die sich mit einer Steuerung der Drehmomentübertragungskraft der Kupplung ändert durch eine Verhaltenss...

Eine Antriebssteuerungsvorrichtung eines Fahrzeugs verringert einen Stoß, der durch den Wiedereingriff eines Reibungseingriffselementes erzeugt wird, ohne dass eine Vergrößerung der Abmessung einer elektrischen Ölpumpe erforderlich ist, auch wenn eine niedrige Öltemperatur oder eine hohe Öltemperatur eines Arbeitsfluids während eines automatischen Stopps eines Verbrennungsmotors vorliegt oder wenn...

A determinator determines the slope stop state of vehicle, when the driving torque is beyond a predetermined value. Based on the determination result, a hydraulic-pressure brake-force adjustment unit (2) provides a predetermined hydraulic pressure with respect to wheel cylinder (8). A controller controls the driving torque output to motor according to driving state of vehicle.; Es wird eine Steuer...

The assembly to detach a roving residue (25) from roving bobbin sleeves has a color sensor (47) to register the color of the bobbin sleeve (24) in the working position, linked to a control (36). The control (36) has a unit to register the color of a sleeve (24) in the doffing position of the magazine (44) holding the empty sleeves (24). The color detection unit has a data store for bobbin sleeve...

Die vorliegende Erfindung betrifft ein Verfahren zu Verfahren zum Trennen von Glas, wobei ein Anriss an der Glasoberfläche erzeugt wird und vom Anriss mit einem geführten Laserstrahl ein Riss entlang der vorgegebenen Trennlinie gezogen wird, wobei die Wellenlänge des Laserstrahls in einem Bereich ist, in dem die Absorptionslänge in der Größenordnung der Werkstückdicke liegt. Weiter betrifft die vo...

The mechanism to form a yarn reserve winding, at a bobbin winder, has a hook-shaped yarn reserve guide (5.1) with an additional possible movement in the closing (4.2) or release (4.3) direction of the yarn (3) on the reciprocating movement direction (4.1) of the yarn guide within the movement stroke length (H). The additional movement is through a path in a sliding block, which has three differen...

Es wird ein Verfahren zur Darstellung von Ortsnamen in einer Anzeige vorgeschlagen, bei der die Ortsnamen in einer gewählten Sprache z. B. in einer Karte oder einer Menüauswahl angezeigt werden. Hierdurch wird insbesondere bei der Anzeige von Ortsnamen, die in mehreren Sprachen verschiedene Schreibungen haben, die Orientierung für einen Benutzer erleichtert.; The method involves selecting a langua...

The present invention is an improved vessel body (1) for use in uniform plug - flow fluid applications, such as chromatography and adsorption bed processes . The improved vessel (1) is toroidal shaped and allows for a simpler distribution and collection system which is likewise claimed.

True zero-clearance cutting on a commercial scale is provided via a cutting area including a sacrifice material that is relatively softer than the cutter. One example is a cutting system which is capable of cutting a material such as, for example, tape or paper, into a fiber or powder. The cutting system includes a cutting blade, typically a rotary cutter, and a sacrificial plate or round bar cont...

A cemented carbide composite article formed from particles of tungsten carbide and particles of diamond dispersed in a cobalt matrix, wherein the diamond content does not exceed 2 % by weight. Preferably the diamond particles are synthetic industrial diamonds, each having a diameter less than 15 microns and each being substantially spherical. The article preferably has a hardness between 1600-1800...

A multi-modality imaging system that can be utilized in the volume computed tomography (VCT) mode, the single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) mode and the positron emission tomography (PET) mode is disclosed. In the VCT mode of operation, three (3) x-ray sources and associated detectors can be utilized. In the SPECT and PET modes of operation, the gamma radiation is provided by an isot...

A multi-modality imaging system that can be utilized in the volume computed tomography (VCT) mode, the single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) mode and the positron emission tomography (PET) mode is disclosed. In the VCT mode of operation, three (3) x-ray sources and associated detectors can be utilized. In the SPECT and PET modes of operation, the gamma radiation is provided by an isot...

An apparatus and a method for implementing emission tomography of a compressed and/or immobilized body part with open access for interventions, such as biopsy, hook-wire placement, or minimally invasive therapy, are provided. The apparatus includes one or more holders that compress and/or immobilize the body part on one or more sides of the body part. One or more of the holders contains an apertur...

In a method of producing a tool component a plurality of fibres is formed into a bundle. Each fibre has a core comprising a mass of ultra-hard abrasive particles or precursor to said ultra-hard abrasive particles and optionally a second phase, and a coating comprising a mixture of carbide particles and particulate binder metal. After extruding the bundle of fibres, the bundle is severed transverse...

A method of producing direct reduced iron from pellets, lumps and fines of iron oxide. A mixture of iron oxide raw material is introduced to an apparatus which separates the lumps and pellets from the fines. The lumps and pellets are then introduced to a shaft furnace for direct reduction to iron. Fines are conveyed to a series of circulating fluidizable beds which allows intimate contact with red...

A passive detection system (40) for a levitated vehicle (MAGLEV 42) includes track circuits (44). Each track circuit (44) includes a detection loop (46) having a cable (52) with a first end, a length and a second end. The track circuit (44) also includes a transmitter (58) electrically connected to the first end of the cable (52) and adapted to sense a current to the detection loop (46), and a rec...

A polyester film which is made of a blend comprising 10 to 90 wt% of a polyester (A) mainly composed of ethylene terephthalate units and 90 to 10 wt% of a crystalline polyester (B) different from the polyester (A) and exhibits a half width of recrystallization peak of 0.25 or below as determined by the use of a differential scanning calorimeter (DSC) under temperature-fall conditions. The crystall...